Indian Trucker Arrested in Utah for California Crash That Killed 2, Had Active CDL

Chamkaur Singh, 30, an undocumented Indian national, was caught speeding in a semi-truck in Moab, Utah, and held on a California homicide warrant.

Undocumented Trucker with Active License Caught in Utah After Fatal California Crash

An undocumented truck driver wanted in connection with a deadly multi-vehicle crash in Ontario, California, was arrested in Moab, Utah, after a routine traffic stop revealed an outstanding homicide warrant, NY Post Metro reports.

Chamkaur Singh, 30, an Indian national, was pulled over on Highway 191 near 500 West on Sept. 1 by a Moab Police Department officer after allegedly driving 50 mph in a posted 30 mph zone. When the officer ran Singh's California commercial driver's license, a nationwide no-bail warrant for homicide-vehicular manslaughter — issued by the California Highway Patrol on April 4 — came back active.

Singh was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Grand County Jail. He was also cited for speeding, and his semi-truck was impounded.

A crash that killed two

The warrant stems from a March 29 collision in Ontario, California. According to the Department of Homeland Security, CHP officers were already responding to an earlier two-vehicle collision when a semi-truck traveling in the slow lane rear-ended a car, killing one passenger and critically injuring another. The semi then struck a second vehicle, killing a further person. Seven vehicles were ultimately involved in the crash, which left two additional people injured.

License issued after the crash

DHS said California issued Singh a commercial driver's license on May 10, 2025 — more than five weeks after the fatal collision — and that the license remained active at the time of his Utah arrest. Singh's commercial driving record, according to the agency, includes three prior convictions for speeding, following too closely, and improper lane use.

Immigration background

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Singh is in the country illegally. He reported leaving India in December 2020 and traveling through several countries in South and Central America before crossing into Arizona in August 2021. U.S. Border Patrol arrested him at the border, but he was subsequently released into the country.

ICE lodged an immigration detainer against Singh the day after his Utah arrest.

Political reaction

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin used the announcement to criticize the Biden administration's immigration policies and California Gov. Gavin Newsom's sanctuary policies. Mullin called on California officials to revise the state's approach to immigration enforcement.

Source: NY Post Metro